1998 - NEWLA is formed and accepted as an NCAA
non-voting conference by the Division III Management Council in
January of 1998. The original members consisted of two playing
divisions. A North division consisting of Castleton State, Colby
Sawyer, Keene State, New England College, University of New England
and Plymouth State, and a South division consisting of Bridgewater
State, Elms College, Endicott, Eastern Connecticut State and
Mass.-Dartmouth.

2002 - Five members of the Commonwealth Coast
Conference (CCC), Colby Sawyer, Endicott, University of New
England, Salve Regina and New England College, leave to form a
women's lacrosse sponsorship within the CCC.

2002 - Six members of the Little East
Conference leave to form a women's lacrosse sponsorship within
their primary conference; Plymouth State, Keene State, Southern
Maine, Eastern Connecticut State, Mass.-Dartmouth and Western
Connecticut State.

2002 - Salem State and Worcester State join the
remaining six members.

2004 - Emerson College joins the NEWLA. Salem
State leaves the NEWLA.

2005 - Bridgewater State leaves the NEWLA.

2005 - Thomas College joins the NEWLA

2007 - Norwich University joins the NEWLA.

2008 - Becker, Bridgewater State, Fitchburg
State and Westfield State join the NEWLA. Four members of the Great
Northeast Conference, Emerson, Lasell, Norwich and WNEC, depart the
NEWLA to form a women's lacrosse sponsorship within their primary
conference.

2010 - Thomas College leaves the NEWLA to play
within their primary conference. Framingham State
joins the NEWLA.

2012 - NEWLA disbands. Following the
2012 season, the nine members began play within their primary
conferences. Seven will play as part of the Massachusetts State
Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) and two will compete within
the NECC.